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District Guidance

  1. User Manual & Scientific Support for the Georgia Stream Quantification Tool (Version 2.0, dated October 15, 2021) (published 2021-10-27; effective 2021-11-27; version None; status: None; notes: None)
  2. Georgia Freshwater Forested Wetland Hydrogeomorphic Methodology User Manual (Version 2.0, dated October 27, 2021) (published 2021-10-27; effective 2021-11-27; version None; status: None; notes: None)
  3. Sample Beneficiary Acknowledgment or Engagement Letter
  4. GA SQT Macroinvertebrate Genus Traits (Version 2.0, dated October 19, 2021)
  5. Letter of Credit Template and Exhibit (April 10, 2025)
  6. Final Model Performance Bond _SAS (June 6, 2025)
  7. Model Conservation Easement (March 7, 2024)
  8. Qualified Conservation Easement Holder Standards (March 7, 2024)
  9. Amendments to Declaration of Conservation Covenants and Restrictions (March 7, 2024)
  10. Model Declarations of Conservation Covenants and Restrictions (March 7, 2024)
  11. Property Assessment and Warranty (March 7, 2024)
  12. Appendix 12.5 – Standard Credit Release Schedule_v.1.0_121925
  13. Interim Hydrogeomorphic Methodology User Manual Scientific Support and Monitoring Guidelines for Wet Pine Flats Mitigation in the Georgia Coastal Plain_17JAN2025
  14. District Monitoring Guidelines & Performance Standards for Freshwater Wetlands and Non-Tidal Streams (2025)
  15. Savannah District's SOP For Calculating Compensatory Mitigation v.3.0_21oct2025

Technical References

  1. National Ordinary High Water Mark Field Delineation Manual for Rivers and Streams : Final Version
  2. Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods for the Northeast and Southeast of the United States
  3. 2026 Nationwide Permits, General Conditions, and Definitions
  4. Savannah District 2026 Nationwide Permit Regional Conditions
  5. Savannah District's Temporal Loss Calculator For Compensatory Mitigation v.1.0
  6. Georgia Stream Qualitative Assessment (Version 2.0, dated October 15, 2021)
  7. Georgia Freshwater Forested Wetland Qualitative Assessment (Version 2.0, dated October 15, 2021)
  8. Wetland Monitoring Guidelines: Operational Draft
  9. Ecological Performance Standards for Wetland Mitigation: An Approach Based on Ecological Integrity Assessments – Appendices
  10. Ecological Performance Standards for Wetland Mitigation: An Approach Based on Ecological Integrity Assessments
  11. Evaluating Tidal Wetland Restoration Performance Using National Estuarine Research Reserve System Reference Sites and the Restoration Performance Index (RPI)
  12. Adaptive Management: The U.S. Department of the Interior Technical Guide
  13. Long-Term Stewardship Calculator: Accompanying Handbook
  14. Compensatory Mitigation: Improving Success Under Changing Circumstances
  15. Improving In-Lieu Fee Program Implementation: Long-Term Management of Mitigation Sites
  16. Georgia's Natural Communities and Associated Rare Plant and Animal Species: Thumbnail Accounts
  17. The Natural Environments of Georgia
  18. 33 CFR Part 320 through 332
  19. 33 CFR Part 333
  20. Riparian Buffer Width, Vegetative Cover, and Nitrogen Removal Effectiveness A Review of Current Science and Regulations
  21. Wyoming Stream Quantification Tool (WSQT) User Manual
  22. Hypsometric (area-altitude) analysis of erosional topography
  23. An approach for assessing wetland functions using hydrogeomorphic classification, reference wetlands, and functional indices
  24. A Regional Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Assessing the Functions of Tidal Fringe Wetlands Along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast
  25. North Carolina Stream Quantification Tool: Data Collection and Analysis Manual
  26. A hydrogeomorphic classification for wetlands
  27. West Virginia Nonpoint Source Program: Natural Stream Channel Design & Riparian Improvement Project Monitoring Protocol
  28. Guidelines for conducting and reporting hydrologic assessments of potential wetland sites
  29. Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual
  30. Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Version 2.0
  31. Regional supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual : Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region (Version 2.0)
  32. Methods to evaluate normal rainfall for short-term wetland hydrology assessment
  33. Accessing and using meteorological data to evaluate wetland hydrology
  34. Installing monitoring wells/piezometers in wetlands
  35. The coastal plain headwater stream restoration (CPHStR) index: a macroinvertebrate index for assessing the biological effectiveness of stream in the Georgia coastal plain, USA
  36. Development and Application of the Hydric Soil Technical Standard
  37. Antecedent precipitation tool (APT) version 2.0: Technical and user guide
  38. Linking plant ecology and long-term hydrology to improve wetland restoration success
  39. Discrepancies in Hydrophytic Determinations Produced by Three Vegetation Formulas Used for Wetland Delineation
  40. Examining Discrepancies Among Three Methods Used to Make Hydrophytic Vegetation Determinations for Wetland Delineation Purposes
  41. A process for creating multimetric indices for large-scale aquatic surveys
  42. A flexible, multipurpose method for recording vegetation composition and structure
  43. Longleaf pine vegetation of the Southern Atlantic and Eastern Gulf Coast regions: A preliminary classification
  44. The longleaf pine ecosystem of the South
  45. National Wetland Plant List Indicator Rating Definitions
  46. Four centuries of changing landscape patterns in the longleaf pine ecosystem
  47. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands in Florida
  48. Floristic and environmental variation of pyrogenic pinelands in the Southeastern Coastal Plain: description, classification, and restoration
  49. A database of lotic invertebrate traits for North America: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 187
  50. Freshwater Biological Traits Database (Final Report)
  51. Freshwater Biological Traits Database (Final Report)
  52. National Aquatic Resource Surveys. Wadeable Streams Assessment 2004
  53. Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool: Data Collection and Analysis Manual
  54. South Carolina Stream Quantification Tool Version 1.1 Data Collection and Analysis Manual
  55. Stream restoration planning and design: Fluvial system stabilization and restoration: Field guide
  56. Characteristics of coarse woody debris for several coastal streams of southeast Alaska
  57. Standard Operating Procedures for the Collection and Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrates. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources
  58. Tennessee Reference Stream Morphology and Large Woody Debris Assessment: Report and Guidebook
  59. Development of ecogeomorphological (EGM) stream design and assessment tools for the Piedmont of Alabama
  60. Stream channel reference sites: An illustrated guide to field technique
  61. Application of the Large Woody Debris Index A Field User Manual Version 1
  62. Monitoring Wilderness Stream Ecosystems
  63. Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Fish
  64. Methods to Predict the Lateral Effect of a Drainage Ditch on Adjacent Wetland Hydrology
  65. A regional guidebook for applying the hydrogeomorphic approach to assessing wetland functions of wet pine flats on mineral soils in the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains
  66. Chapter 19, Hydrology Tools for Wetland Identification and Analysis, Part 650 Engineering Field Handbook, Title 210 National Engineering Handbook
  67. BWSR Guidance Concerning NRCS-Developed Drainage Setback Tables
  68. A regional guidebook for applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to assessing wetland functions of forested wetlands in alluvial valleys of the coastal Plain of the southeastern United States
  69. Examining Discrepancies Among Three Methods Used to Make Hydrophytic Vegetation Determinations for Wetland Delineation Purposes
  70. Sampling coarse woody debris for multiple attributes in extensive resource inventories
  71. Technical Standard for Water-Table Monitoring of Potential Wetland Sites
  72. The biotic integrity of streams in urban and suburbanizing landscapes
  73. Stream ecosystem function in urbanizing landscapes
  74. Sediment and nutrient removal in an established multi-species riparian buffer
  75. Floristic index for establishing assessment standards: A case study for northern Ohio
  76. Watershed Approach Handbook
  77. Technical Guide for the Development, Evaluation, and Modification of Stream Assessment Methods for the Corps Regulatory Program
  78. Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes Design Manual
  79. Compensatory Mitigation Site Protection Instrument Handbook for the Corps Regulatory Program
  80. Mitigation Bank Instrument Review Workbook
  81. Mitigation Bank Prospectus Review Workbook
  82. Natural Channel Design Review Checklist under CWA Section 404
  83. Functional Objectives for Stream Restoration
  84. Implementing Financial Assurance for Mitigation Project Success
  85. A Handbook for Prioritizing Wetland and Stream Restoration and Protection Using Landscape Analysis Tools
  86. A Function-Based Framework for Stream Assessment & Restoration Projects
  87. An Integrated Framework for Evaluating Wetland and Stream Compensatory Mitigation
  88. An Ecological Approach for Reviewing CWA Section 404 Compensatory Mitigation Projects in EPA Region 4
  89. Identifying non-reference sites to guide stream restoration and long-term monitoring
  90. Effects of livestock exclusion on stream habitat and aquatic biota: a review and recommendations for implementation and monitoring
  91. Sentinel site networks as a mechanism to evaluate progress toward meeting restoration goals in altered and unaltered landscapes
  92. Science base and tools for evaluating stream engineering, management, and restoration proposals
  93. The Beaver Restoration Guidebook: Working with Beaver to Restore Streams, Wetlands, and Floodplains
  94. Consideration of spatial and temporal scales in stream restorations and biotic monitoring to assess restoration outcomes: A literature review, part 2
  95. Consideration of spatial and temporal scales in stream restorations and biotic monitoring to assess restoration outcomes: A literature review, part 1
  96. A stream evolution model integrating habitat and ecosystem benefits
  97. Process-based Principles for Restoring River Ecosystems
  98. Selecting reference sites for stream biological assessments: best professional judgement or objective criteria
  99. Soil Hydrodynamic Interpretations for Wetlands
  100. Characterization of wetland hydrology using hydrogeomorphic classification
  101. Limitations and implications of stream classification
  102. Stream biodiversity: the ghost of land use past
  103. Fluvial classification: Neanderthal necessity or needless normalcy
  104. The role of reference wetlands in functional assessment and mitigation
  105. River restoration, habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity: a failure of theory or practice
  106. Linking ecological theory with stream restoration
  107. The myths of restoration ecology
  108. Compensatory Mitigation for Streams Under the Clean Water Act: Reassessing Science and Redirecting Policy
  109. The pristine myth: the landscape of the Americas in 1492
  110. Compensating for wetland losses under the Clean Water Act (redux)

Rescinded Guidance

  1. Standard Operating Procedure for Compensatory Mitigation V.2.0 27 OCT 2021 (published 2021-10-27; effective 2021-10-27; superseded 2025-10-21; version Version 2.0; status: rescinded; notes: Historical SOP in effect before current Version 3.0; monitoring questions may require contemporaneous 2018 monitoring/performance standards.)
  2. Standard Operation Procedure for Calculating Compensatory Mitigation Requirements for Adverse Impacts to Wetlands, Open Waters and/or Streams (2004) (published 2004-03; effective 2004-03; superseded 2018-04-27; version March 2004; status: rescinded; notes: Older Savannah District compensatory mitigation SOP.)
  3. Savannah District's 2018 Standard Operating Procedure for Compensatory Mitigation (published 2018-04-27; effective 2018-04-27; superseded 2021-10-27; version Version 1.0; status: rescinded; notes: Superseded by SOP Version 2.0 dated 2021-10-27; monitoring questions may require contemporaneous 2018 monitoring/performance standards prior to supersession.)
  4. Draft Monitoring Guidelines & Performance Standards for Freshwater Wetlands and Non-Tidal Streams U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District (Version 1.0, November 8, 2018) (published 2018-11-08; effective 2018-11-08; superseded 2025-04-11; version Version 1.0; status: rescinded; notes: Historical monitoring/performance standards; contemporaneous with 2021 SOP for monitoring questions unless superseded before then.)
  5. Savannah District US Army Corps of Engineers Guidelines to Establish and Operate Mitigation Banks in Georgia (2011) (published 2011; effective 2011; superseded 2018-04-27; version 2011; status: rescinded; notes: Historical Savannah District mitigation banking guidance.)